Stocks, ETFs, & Options
Stocks & Options
Aries does not charge commissions for trading stocks, ETFs and options listed on U.S. exchanges.
Fees are applied by certain regulatory agencies, some of which are passed from the broker dealer to clients as a pass through transaction. These fees are listed below.
Regulatory & Clearing Fees
Regulatory Transaction Fee
$0.0000278 times Total Trade Dollar Amount [Min $0.01]
Sells Only
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Trading Activity Fee
$0.00279 times number of Contracts [Min $0.01]
Sells Only
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Options Regulatory Fee
$0.02815 times number of Contracts
Buys & Sells
Options Exchanges
Clearing Fee
$0.02 * number of Contracts
(Max $55 per Trade)
Buys & Sells
Options Clearing Corp (OCC)
Index Options
SPX
<$1.00 ->$0.57 >=$1.00 -> $0.66
$0.55 Per Contract
SPXW
<$1.00 ->$0.49 >=$1.00 -> $0.58
$0.55 Per Contract
VIX and VIXW (Simple Order)
<=$0.10 -> $0.10 $0.11 - $0.99 -> $0.25 $1 - $1.99 -> $0.40 >=$2.00 -> $0.45
$0.55 Per Contract
VIX and VIXW (Complex Order)
<=$0.10 -> $0.05 $0.11 - $0.99 -> $0.17 $1.00 - $1.99 -> $0.30 >=$2.00 -> $0.45
$0.55 Per Contract
XSP
>$2.00 -> $0.45
$0.55 Per Contract
DJX
<10 contracts -> $0.00
>=10 contracts -> $0.04
$0.55 Per Contract
NDX
$0.00
$0.55 Per Contract
NDXP
$0.00
$0.55 Per Contract
Aries charges a fee of $0.10 per contract for option orders of 500 contracts or greater, with the exception of Index Options.
For simple VIX, a priority surcharge is assessed on contracts executed electronically that are Maker and not Market Turner by $0.20 more.
There is no exchange proprietary index options fee for Nanos, SPIKEs, and XND.
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